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Due to a lack of awareness about the Mental Capacity Act, people from black and minority ethnic communities may be missing out on its benefits, according to a new report from the Mental Health Foundation.

Despite coming into force a year ago, the Act - designed to support vulnerable people who lack capacity to make decisions, such as those with serious mental health problems, dementia, and learning disabilities - is little understood by those from black and minority ethnic communities.

The report, "Engaging with Black and minority ethnic communities about the Mental Capacity Act", funded by the Department of Health and Social Care Institute for Excellence as part of a programme of work on implementing the Mental Capacity Act, makes some important recommendations about how to improve its implementation...... see link for more on this report.



Nursing in Practice - Minority ethnic communities missing out on Mental Capacity Act